“There were no consequences for safety at the plant or for environmental safety,” an EDF spokesman added.

Jacques Lepetit, Mayor of Les Pieux in Flamanville, said the smoke was now “under control” at the plant, which is less than 100 miles from the coast of Britain.

“The release of smoke is controlled, the operations are under control,” he told 20 Minutes.

“At present there is a deployment of heavy rescue and rescue facilities, but it is within the framework of the conventional device that is triggered at the slightest incident in the nuclear power plant.”

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